London anarchist Albert Meltzer was a longstanding critic of non-revolutionary and ‘intellectual’ trends described as ‘new anarchism’ or ‘militant liberalism’ (depending on your point of view). Part of this was his conflict with the Canadian writer George Woodcock. I want to examine that conflict and when and how it arose in particular.
Issue 24 of Anarchy Magazine, with articles on state terrorism, Albert Meltzer on lessons from the Spanish and German revolutionary movements, sabotage tactics, work and non-work, the police…